Photo Flash: Christina Bianco and Brad Simmons Mix Broadway and Rock at Birdland
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2017 The Broadway at Birdland concert series presented the return of singer/actress Christina Bianco to the historic stage, along with rocker/pianist/musical director Brad Simmons, in an evening called 'The Long & The Short Of It,' on Monday, September 4. BroadwayWorld has photos from the concert below!...
BWW Review: NYCB ALL ROBBINS Shines with Playful Exuberance
by Christina Pandolfi - April 24, 2017 The New York City Ballet kicked off day two of the company's 2017 Spring Season on Wednesday, April 19 at the opulent David H. Koch Theater. A performance dedicated to the iconic playfulness of Jerome Robbin's choreography, the evening started on a high note with the orchestra's charming “See the Mu...
Michael Feinstein to Feature Songbook Academy Award Winner in Concert
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2016 Songbook Celebration Award winner Hannah Vogelsang will join multi-platinum selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein for a performance at Feinstein's/54 Below on August 25, 2016...
Get PLAID-erized This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2016 After a successful 6-week run of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, more than 200 hours of performances and an overall audience exceeding 5,000, Salem's nonprofit, professional musical theatre company announced their holiday production starting the day before Thanksgiving - a 3-week run of Plaid Tidi...
Irish Chamber Orchestra Presents WAR & PEACE
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2016 Soloists Fiona Kelly and Emma Roche perform a thrilling double act, each displaying their virtuosity as well as playing together in perfect harmony, in Telemann's Concerto for 2 Flutes, written in an elegant Italianate style. ...
BWW Review: PARADE at Writers Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - June 03, 2017 PARADE is now in a blistering and beautifully minimalist production from director Gary Griffin. Though it is based off the real-life 1913 trial of Jewish pencil factory worker Leo Frank and was written by Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry in 1998, this musical feels entirely of this moment. Set in ...
BWW Review: VAMOS CUBA, Birmingham Hippodrome, 1 November 2016
by Emma Cann - November 03, 2016 An exciting new partnership between Sadler's Wells, Birmingham Hippodrome and the Lowry Salford is bringing international dance companies to the UK for the very first time, offering financial and creative support to artists who may not otherwise have been able to make the journey. Vamos Cuba, from t...
Michael Feinstein to Feature Songbook Academy Award Winner in Concert
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2016 Songbook Celebration Award winner Hannah Vogelsang will join multi-platinum selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein for a performance at Feinstein's/54 Below on August 25, 2016...
Great American Songbook Foundation Names New Leader
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2017 The Great American Songbook Foundation has selected a seasoned staff member to serve as its new vice president....
BWW Review: VAMOS CUBA, Birmingham Hippodrome, 1 November 2016
by Emma Cann - November 03, 2016 An exciting new partnership between Sadler's Wells, Birmingham Hippodrome and the Lowry Salford is bringing international dance companies to the UK for the very first time, offering financial and creative support to artists who may not otherwise have been able to make the journey. Vamos Cuba, from t...
Ruts DC Announce 40th Anniversary of THE CRACK Tour February 2019
by Macon Prickett - June 26, 2018 “The Crack. I cannot explain to you the impact that this LP had. It is simply one of the best albums of it's time. A true treasure that does not age but only impresses the more you play it.” Henry Rollins...
BANDSTAND's Andy Blankenbuehler Wins 2017 Tony Award for Best Choreography
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2017 Andy Blankenbuehler has won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Choreography for BANDSTAND....
Los Angeles-Based Producer DJ 4TiFy Newest Single IT AIN'T COMPLICATED Out Now
by Macon Prickett - February 23, 2018 This month, Los Angeles DJ/producer—DJ 4TiFy—released his newest original single 'It Ain't Complicated' featuring Mickey Shiloh. The track is a mesh of smooth R&B vocals and danceable beats; acting as a perfect display of 4TiFy's talent in producing catchy compositions fit for both the bedroom and t...
Rick Barry Sophomore LP Out Today, Shares 'Seasons' Video
by Caryn Robbins - October 21, 2016 Known for his uncensored melancholia, Asbury Park-based singer/guitarist Rick Barry returns to explore the terrain of failed love affairs, paralyzing self-doubt and mortality in his sophomore LP, Curses, Maledictions & Harsh Reiterations....
Michael Feinstein Features Songbook Academy Award Winner in Concert Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2016 Songbook Celebration Award winner Hannah Vogelsang will join multi-platinum selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein for a performance at Feinstein's/54 Below tonight, August 25, 2016....
Michael Feinstein to Introduce 2016 Songbook Academy Winner at Feinstein's/54 Below This Month
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2016 Michael Feinstein will introduce teen vocalist Brighton Thomas as part of his holiday engagement at Feinstein's/54 Below Supper Club, December 15-30. Thomas is the winner of the 2016 Songbook Academy, a program sponsored by the Great American Songbook Foundation....
BWW Blog: Jessica Vanek - What Makes a Good Show?
by Guest Blogger: Jessica Vanek - January 18, 2017 Jess here. 2017 is upon us, and keeping with tradition, I have made a resolution. No, it's not your typical "eat healthier" or "get a gym membership" kind of resolution, its one involving creativity. You see, I attend a performing arts high school in Las Vegas and I can safely say that the art of...
BWW Review: Toronto is Head Over Heels for HIBLA GERZMAVA
by Taylor Long - June 09, 2017 Russia seems to be everywhere these days. Conductor and violinist, Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra performed to an enthusiastic crowd at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario. The evening was presented by Show One Productions, the same company that recently brought us ...
BWW Review: FOREVER PLAID IS HEAVENLY at Straz Center's Jaeb Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 07, 2018 A delightful musical revue set in the era of barbershop quartets, FOREVER PLAID is what happens when the cute nerdy boys from the AV club form a band....
OUT THERE ON FRIED MEAT RIDGE RD Follows Sold Out Run with Transfer to Trafalgar Studios 2
by Julie Musbach - March 24, 2017 Following a sell-out, award-nominated run at the White Bear Theatre, Keith Stevenson's comedy Out There On Fried Meat Ridge Rd. transfers to Trafalgar Studios this May....
Montreal's LE PATIN LIBRE to Skate Back to The Yard
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2017 Le Patin Libre returns after their sold out American debut performances on the Vineyard in 2016, continuing The Yard's multi-year commitment to this extraordinary Quebecois ensemble of pioneering skaters who are inventing a new future for art on ice....
VIDEO: Cast of Broadway's BANDSTAND Performs on THE TONYS
by Caryn Robbins - June 11, 2017 The cast of Broadway's BANDSTAND performed on tonight's TONY AWARDS. Watch the performance below! The musical received Tony nominations for Best Choreography (Andy Blankenbuehler) and Best Orchestrations )Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony)....
Award-Winning Mezcal Producer Kimo Sabe Announces 'Colecci'n de las Maravillas,' A New Line of Limited Release Rare Luxury Mezcals
by Marina Kennedy - June 07, 2017 Kimo Sabe, the fastest growing Mezcal brand in the United States, announced today it is launching a rare, limited release luxury line of Mezcal titled Coleccin de las Maravillas, with the first edition of the collection, Cinco de Noviembre, set to debut in July at Tails of the Cocktail. Cinco de Nov...
THE FLYBOYS to perform at The Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, Edinburgh, August 1-24
by Robert Gould - July 20, 2018 The acclaimed male vocal group The Flyboys will make their Edinburgh Fringe debut this year when they perform their fusion act of vintage and modern music in four part harmony nightly at the Gilded Balloon's Rose Theatre (Main Theatre) from August 1 to August 24 at 10.30pm. The Flyboys brand of swin...
Get PLAID-erized This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2016 After a successful 6-week run of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, more than 200 hours of performances and an overall audience exceeding 5,000, Salem's nonprofit, professional musical theatre company announced their holiday production starting the day before Thanksgiving - a 3-week run of Plaid Tidi... |